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Laura Manivong is an Emmy-winning TV producer who never knew she wanted to write books until she met her husband and learned of his background, but the clues were there all along. Her mother and grandfather were writers. Her college professor told her to keep writing, which made her wonder, write what? And her study at Missouri State University, after some detours, led her to a job as a television writer. But after marrying Troy, it began to click. After eight years, two kids, and countless drafts, Escaping The Tiger was done, its pages based on Troy’s experiences as a Lao refugee hoping for a new home.

Laura and Troy live near Kansas City, MO where she was born and raised, and where he started life over at 19. They share their house with their two lovely, loud children, their louder dog, and ever-shifting piles of clutter. Escaping The Tiger is her first novel.